murksomeadj.

Brit.

/ˈməːks(ə)m/, U.S.

/ˈmərks(ə)m/, Scottish English

/ˈmʌrks(ə)m/

Forms: 1500s–1600s mirkesome, 1600s– mirksome, 1800s– mirksim (Shetland).

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: murk n.¹, murk adj., -some suffix¹.

Etymology: < murk n.¹ or murk adj. + -some suffix¹. Sc. National Dict. s.v. Mirk adj. records the word as still in use in Shetland in 1963.

Now Scottish.

Dark, obscure, gloomy.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > darkness or gloom > [adjective] > dim, dark, or obscure

obscurea1425

opaque?1440

caliginousc1550

half-dark1576

murksome1590

opacousa1627

twilight1645

shadowy1840

twilighty1856

twilighted1865

twilit1869

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. v. sig. E3^v Through mirkesome aire her ready way she makes.

1600 E. Fairfax tr. T. Tasso Godfrey of Bulloigne xiii. v. 235 There in silence deafe and mirksome shade.

1642 H. More Ψυχωδια Platonica sig. G5 That all that springs from hence should be resolv'd Into this mirksome sourse, first matter hight.

a1717 W. Diaper tr. Oppian Halieuticks (1722) i. 23 Sail-Fish in secret silent Deeps reside,..But not to mirksome Depths alone confin'd.

1796 R. Burns in J. Johnson Scots Musical Museum V. 460 The mirksome night did me enfauld.

1859 R. C. Singleton tr. Virgil Aeneid vi, in tr. Virgil Wks. II. 141 Confined in darkness and a mirksome jail.

1891 J. J. H. Burgess Rasmie's Büddie 61 It's mirksim daanderin da nicht.

1894 R. Reid Poems 182 A hoolit's semich i' the mirksome e'en.

1911 Kenilworth Mag. Oct. 86 It was rale mirksome gettin', an' the fowk waur jist beddin'.

1923 R. Thomas Sandie McWhustler's Waddin' 45 By this time it was gettin' mirksome an' they couldna see ocht.

Derivatives

† murksomeness n. Obsolete

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > [noun]

thesternessc888

thesterc897

murkOE

theosterleykc1000

darkc1300

darkheadc1300

murknessa1325

therknessa1325

darknessc1350

tenebres1413

tenebrousa1450

obscurity1481

tenebrosity1490

obscureness1509

dern?a1513

sable?a1513

darksomeness1571

fuliginousness1576

darkishness1583

murksomeness1625

obscure1667

soot1789

tenebrity1789

nightness1839

raylessness1843

lightlessness1845

darkling1882

unlight1883

1625 R. Montagu Appello Cæsarem 75 You can easily foord over all the depths therof, and cleerly comprehend all the darkest mirksomenesse therin.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	murksome
释义	murksomeadj. Brit. /ˈməːks(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈmərks(ə)m/, Scottish English /ˈmʌrks(ə)m/ Forms: 1500s–1600s mirkesome, 1600s– mirksome, 1800s– mirksim (Shetland). Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: murk n.¹, murk adj., -some suffix¹. Etymology: < murk n.¹ or murk adj. + -some suffix¹. Sc. National Dict. s.v. Mirk adj. records the word as still in use in Shetland in 1963. Now Scottish. Dark, obscure, gloomy. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > darkness or gloom > [adjective] > dim, dark, or obscure obscurea1425 opaque?1440 caliginousc1550 half-dark1576 murksome1590 opacousa1627 twilight1645 shadowy1840 twilighty1856 twilighted1865 twilit1869 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. v. sig. E3^v Through mirkesome aire her ready way she makes. 1600 E. Fairfax tr. T. Tasso Godfrey of Bulloigne xiii. v. 235 There in silence deafe and mirksome shade. 1642 H. More Ψυχωδια Platonica sig. G5 That all that springs from hence should be resolv'd Into this mirksome sourse, first matter hight. a1717 W. Diaper tr. Oppian Halieuticks (1722) i. 23 Sail-Fish in secret silent Deeps reside,..But not to mirksome Depths alone confin'd. 1796 R. Burns in J. Johnson Scots Musical Museum V. 460 The mirksome night did me enfauld. 1859 R. C. Singleton tr. Virgil Aeneid vi, in tr. Virgil Wks. II. 141 Confined in darkness and a mirksome jail. 1891 J. J. H. Burgess Rasmie's Büddie 61 It's mirksim daanderin da nicht. 1894 R. Reid Poems 182 A hoolit's semich i' the mirksome e'en. 1911 Kenilworth Mag. Oct. 86 It was rale mirksome gettin', an' the fowk waur jist beddin'. 1923 R. Thomas Sandie McWhustler's Waddin' 45 By this time it was gettin' mirksome an' they couldna see ocht. Derivatives † murksomeness n. Obsolete ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > [noun] thesternessc888 thesterc897 murkOE theosterleykc1000 darkc1300 darkheadc1300 murknessa1325 therknessa1325 darknessc1350 tenebres1413 tenebrousa1450 obscurity1481 tenebrosity1490 obscureness1509 dern?a1513 sable?a1513 darksomeness1571 fuliginousness1576 darkishness1583 murksomeness1625 obscure1667 soot1789 tenebrity1789 nightness1839 raylessness1843 lightlessness1845 darkling1882 unlight1883 1625 R. Montagu Appello Cæsarem 75 You can easily foord over all the depths therof, and cleerly comprehend all the darkest mirksomenesse therin. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1590
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